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Title: The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis

Author: Xenophon

Translator: John Selby Watson

Release Date: July 6, 2007 [EBook #22003]

Language: English

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Handy Literal Translations

THE

FIRST FOUR BOOKS

OF

XENOPHON'S ANABASIS

_Literally Translated_

_With Explanatory Notes_

BY

J. S. WATSON

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XENOPHON'S ANABASIS.
The 1st Four Books.

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The 1st Six Books.

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XENOPHON'S

ANABASIS,

OR

EXPEDITION OF CYRUS.

BOOK I.--CHAPTER I.

Parentage of Cyrus the Younger. After the death of his father he is
accused of plotting against his brother Artaxerxes, who imprisons
him, but releases him on the intercession of his mother, and sends
him back to his province, where he se